I don’t understand.
I was reading this Newsday article about the Capitol being shutdown. A toy gun was brought into the building by two congressional staffers. The security guard was distracted by someone asking a question and then noticed what appeared to be a .38-caliber weapon on the X-ray machine image only after the staffers had left the security station.
The article included a number of quotes from staffers and representatives. This is the 4th from the last paragraph in the article:
Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D-Brooklyn) questioned the sophistication of the security. “One thing we have learned is that when al-Qaida comes they will come dressed as 5-foot-3-inch midgets with plastic guns,” he said.
I don’t understand. When did we learn this?